The grand imposture of the (now) Church of Rome manifested in this one article of the new Romane creede, viz: the holy, catholike, and apostolike Romane Church, mother and mistresse of all other churches, without which there is no saluation. Proued to ba a new, false, sacrilegious, scandalous, schismaticall, hereticall, and blasphemous article (respectiuely) and euerie way damnable. The last chapter containeth a determination of the whole question, concerning the separation of Protestants from the present Church of Rome: whereby may be discerned whether side is to be accounted schismaticall, or may more iustly pleade soules saluation. By the B. of Couentrie & Lichfield.

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The grand imposture of the (now) Church of Rome manifested in this one article of the new Romane creede, viz: the holy, catholike, and apostolike Romane Church, mother and mistresse of all other churches, without which there is no saluation. Proued to ba a new, false, sacrilegious, scandalous, schismaticall, hereticall, and blasphemous article (respectiuely) and euerie way damnable. The last chapter containeth a determination of the whole question, concerning the separation of Protestants from the present Church of Rome: whereby may be discerned whether side is to be accounted schismaticall, or may more iustly pleade soules saluation. By the B. of Couentrie & Lichfield.

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Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.

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• title page
• TO THE HIGH And Mighty PRINCE, CHARLES By the Grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France, and Ireland, Defender of the FAITH, &c.
• TO ALL ROMISH PRIESTS, WHETHER Iesuites or Others, of the En∣glish Seminaries where-soeuer; Mercy, Truth, and Peace in CHRIST IESVS.
• A SVMMARIE OF THE seuerall CHAPTERS.
  • CHAP. I.
  • CHAP. II.
  • CHAP. III.
  • CHAP. IV.
  • CHAP V.
  • CHAP. VI.
  • CHAP. VII.
  • CHAP. VIII.
  • CHAP. IX.
  • CHAP. X.
  • CHAP. XI.
  • CHAP. XII.
  • CHAP. XIII.
  • CHAP. XIV.
  • CHAP. XV.
• THE GRAND IMPOSTVRE Of the (now) Church of Rome, Manifested in this ARTICLE of the (new) Romane Creed, Viz. The Catholike Romane Church, &c. Without which there is no SALVATION.
  • CHAP. I. The expresse Profession of the (now) Church of Rome, concerning this her Article, vz. The Catho∣like Romane Church, &c. without Subiection whereunto there is no Saluation, is abso∣lutely and peremptorily proclaimed by the Authority of the Popes.
    • SECT. 1.
    • The iudgement of the late Romane Church. SECT. 2.
    • The now Romane Catechisme. SECT. 3.
    • The iudgement of Romane Doctors, of singular Note. SECT. 4.
    • Foure remarkeable Points, more distinctly to be obserued in your former Romane Profession, concerning the Article of The Catholike Romane Church. SECT. 5.
    • The GENERALL CHALLENGE, against this your former Romane Profession; and the Summe of our contrarie Defence. SECT. 6.
  • CHAP. II. The first Generall Foundation of our CHALLENGE is taken from the Article in the Apostles Creed, viz. The Catholike Church.
    • SECT. 1.
    • That the Church hath no power to ordaine any new Article of faith. SECT. 2.
    • That the false Additions to the Creed are new Articles. SECT. 3.
    • That the Addition of the word, ROMANE, vnto the Article of the Catholike Church, is no true Exposition and Declara∣tion, but a notorious Alteration and deprauation thereof; proued by diuers Arguments.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The second Argument, to prooue that the Addition of the word, ROMANE, cannot be any Declaration, but rather a Deprauation of the Article in our Creed; in re∣spect of the Church Militant. SECT. 5.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The third Argument, to proue that the Addition of the word, ROMANE, cannot be any Declaration of the Catholike Church, mentioned in the Apostles Creed, is in respect of the visible parts of the same. SECT. 6.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The fourth Argument, to proue that the Addition of the word ROMANE, cannot be a Declaration of the Catholike Church, mentioned in the Apostles Creed; In re∣spect of the Diuine Authority of the Article. SECT. 7.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The fift Argument, to proue, that the Addition of the word, RO∣MANE, cannot be a Declaration of the Article, [The Ca∣tholike Church] as it is Visible, in respect of the Time past, whereunto the word, CATHO∣LIKE, hath relation, euen before Rome was founded a Church. SECT. 8.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The sixt Argument, to proue, that the Addition of the word, RO∣MANE, cannot be a Declaration of that Article in the Apostles Creed, The Catholike Church; In re∣spect of the Time to come. SECT. 9.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The seuenth Argument, to proue that the Addition of the word, ROMANE, to the Catholike Church, cannot be a Decla∣ration of the Christian Faith, mentioned in the Apostles Creed; in respect of any Present Time. SECT. 10.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The eight Argument, to proue that the Addition of the word, ROMANE, can be no Declaration of the Article of The Ca∣tholike Church, mentioned in the Apostles Creed; be∣cause it makes all periured that do professe it vpon Oath; besides the heresie and blasphemie thereof. SECT. 11.
      • I. CHALLENGE.
      • II. CHALLENGE.
      • III. CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. III. A Second generall Head of Confutation of the former Article, is from the Consideration of the Iudgement of the Church; by Examples of seuerall Chur∣ches, Councels, and Fathers.
    • SECT. 1.
    • I. Of the Time before the Church of Rome was founded. First setting downe the Romane Article, intituling the Church of Rome [The Mother Church.] SECT. 2.
    • The first Confutation of that Article of Romane Mother-hood, is taken from the rottennesse of the Foundation thereof. SECT. 3.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The second Confutation of the same Article ariseth from the Respect of many illustrious Mother-Churches, more ancient than Rome. SECT. 4.
    • The first Instance of Mother-hood, before Rome, is in the most ancient Church of Hierusalem. SECT. 5.
    • The second Instance of Mother-hood is in the Church of Caesarea. SECT. 6.
    • The third Instance of Mother-hood, before Rome, is in the Church of Antioch. SECT. 7.
    • The fourth Instance of Mother-hood, before Rome, is in the Greeke Church in Generall. SECT. 8.
    • The fift Instance of Mother-hood, before Rome, is in the Britaine Church. SECT. 9.
      • CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. IV. Of the Time about when the Church of Rome had her Foundation: Arguing from the Faith of three Apostles, Saint Peter, S. Paul, and S. Iohn; and of the Apostolicall Churches in their daies.
    • SECT. I.
    • I. That Saint Peter, the conceiued founder of the Church of Rome, was not of the now Romane Faith, concerning the Article of the Catholike Romane Church. SECT. 2.
    • That the Faith of Saint Peter did not conceiue any Monar∣chicall or supreme Iurisdiction promised vnto himselfe by Christ, in the most pretended speech of Christ, saying, Matth. 16. Vpon this Rocke will I build my Church. SECT. 3.
    • The Protestants Exposition vpon this Scripture auouched by many excellent Witnesses in the Romane Church; yea euen by the Popes themselues. SECT. 4.
      • I. CHALLENGE, from the iudgements of the fore-cited Authors.
      • II. CHALLENGE: From the iudgement of the ancient Fathers.
      • III. CHALLENGE.
    • II. That Saint Peter neuer exercised any Act of Iurisdiction, as properly belonging to himselfe ouer the other Apostles, whereby to testifie that hee had any Dominion ouer them, as the Monarch and Head of the Catholike Church. SECT. 5.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • That Saint Peter neuer beleeued the Priuileges, which he receiued from Christ, by the obiected Scrip∣tures, to be deriued from himselfe, and conferred vpon any Pope. SECT. 6.
      • The first Scripture, Luke 22.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The Second Scripture obiected, for the Deriuatiue Primacie and Iurisdiction of the Pope, from Saint Peter, is Matth. 16. SECT. 7.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • That Saint Paul, the Co-founder of the Church of Rome with Saint Peter, was not of the now Romane Faith, either concerning the Father-hood, or Mother-hood, which is now pretended, thereof. SECT. 8.
    • That Saint Paul beleeued not the supreme Pastorship of Saint Peter, aboue himselfe; proued by his com∣paring of S. Peter with himselfe. SECT. 9.
      • I. CHALLENGE, from Reason.
      • II. CHALLENGE, from the Fathers.
    • Saint Pauls Comparison of Others with S. Peter, against the pretended Primacie of Peter his Iurisdiction ouer the other Apostles. SECT. 10.
      • I. CHALLENGE.
      • II. CHALLENGE.
      • III. CHALLENGE.
    • That Saint Paul was not of the now Romane Faith, concerning the former Article, viz. The Catholike Romane Church, &c. as may appeare by his owne Accompt of the Romane Church. Our first Proofe. SECT. 11.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Our second Proofe of Saint Paul's Account of the then Romane Church. SECT. 12.
    • Our third Proofe of Saint Pauls indifferent esti∣mation of the Church of Rome. SECT. 13.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The Confirmation of the same Faith of Saint Paul, by your owne Confessions, equalling Saint Paul and Saint Peter in their diuers Relations to the Church of Rome. SECT. 14.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • That Saint Iohn his Faith did not conceiue the same Article of Subiection to the Catholike Romane Church, &c. SECT. 15.
      • I. CHALLENGE.
      • II. CHALLENGE.
    • That Saint Iohn's faith did not conceiue the now pretended Monarchie of the Pope, aboue all other Bishops and Pastors in the Catholike Church. SECT. 16.
      • CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. V. That the Catholike and Apostolike Church of Christ it selfe, at or about the Time of the foundati∣on of the Church of Rome, had no such Arti∣cle of faith, viz. The Catholike Ro∣mane Church, without vnion wherewith there is no Saluation.
    • SECT. 1.
      • I. CHALLENGE.
      • II. CHALLENGE.
      • III. CHALLENGE.
    • The first Instance of Tyrannous Romish Crueltie. SECT. 2.
    • The second Instance of Barbarous Romish Crueltie. SECT. 3.
  • CHAP. VI. Of the TIME, AFTER the Church of Rome had her first foundation.
    • SECT. 1.
    • Of the more Primitiue Times, AFTER the foundation of the Romane Church. SECT. 2.
    • Our first Argument is taken from the ancient Sence of this Article, The Catholike Church, condemning the now Romish Article, viz. The Romane Catholike Church. SECT. 3.
    • I. The iudgement of Saint Augustine. SECT. 8.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • II. The Iudgement of Saint Hierome, concerning the Church Catholike. SECT. 5.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • III. The Iudgement of Saint Gregory Bishop of Rome, Concerning the Head Catholike, In denying the Title of Vniuersall Bishop; as did likewise Pelagius and Leo, both Bishops of the same See. SECT. 6.
      • CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. VII. Our second Argument, against the Article of necessitie of Subiection to the Romane Church and Pope, is taken from Comparisons made betweene the Bishop and Church of Rome with other Bishops and Churches, by the ancient Fathers.
    • SECT. 1.
    • The same comparisons proued by ancient Churches. SECT. 2.
      • CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. VIII. Our third Argument, taken from the iudgement of the Catholike Church it selfe, in the first Six Generall Councels after the Apostles: Besides a Seuenth and Eight Coun∣cell, in Your estimation, Generall.
    • SECT. 1.
    • I. That the Beliefe of the Romish Article, viz. The Catholike Romane Church, without which &c. damneth all the Catholike Fathers of the Councell of Nice, and their Beleeuers. SECT. 2.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • II. That the beleefe of the Romish Article, The Catholike Romane Church, &c. Damneth the CL. Catholike Bishops in the second Generall Councell, being the first at Constantinople, Anno 380. SECT. 3.
      • Your Obiections.
      • Our Opposition.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • That the beleefe of the Article, viz. The Catholike Romane Church, without subiection whereunto there is no Saluation, damneth the C C. Bishops in the third Generall Councell at Ephesus. Anno 434. SECT. 4.
      • Your Obiections.
      • Our Opposition.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • IV. That the Beleefe of the Romane Article of The Ca∣tholike Romane Church, without subiection where∣unto there is no saluation, Damneth aboue CCCC. Catholike Bishops in the fourth Generall Councell of Chalcedon. SECT. 5.
      • Your Obiection.
      • Our Opposition.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • V. That the beleefe of the Article of an Vniuersall Sub∣iection to Rome, as the Catholike Church, dam∣neth the 165 Fathers of the first Generall Councell at Constantinople; being the second of that name, Anno 553. SECT. 6.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • VI. That the beleefe of the Article, viz. The Catho∣like Romane Church, without subiection where∣unto there is no saluation, doth damne all the Fa∣thers of the Sixt, Seuenth, and Eighth Coun∣cels, in your owne estimation, Generall. SECT. 7.
      • The Sixt and Seuenth Councels, in the Cause of Pope Honorìus, condemning him for an Heretike.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • VII. That the Beliefe of the Article, viz. The Catholike Ro∣mane Church, without subiection whereunto there is no Saluation, damneth the Eighth Councell, which you call Generall, consisting of 383. Bishops, in the yeare 870. SECT. 8.
      • CHALLENGE.
      • Our generall CHALLENGES, concerning the formerly cited Eight Generall Councels.
  • CHAP. IX. Our fourth Argument, taken from the Examples of particular Churches Catholike, which con∣temning the Excommunication of the Bi∣shop of Rome, were notwithstanding acknowledged to be in the state of Saluation.
    • SECT. 1.
    • Our first Instance is in the ancient Churches of Asia, which notwithstanding the Excommunication of Pope Victor, were in the state of Saluation. SECT. 2.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Our Second Instance is in the Churches of Africke, Numidia, and Mauritania, in the dayes of Saint Cyprian by 87. Bishops in the Councell of Carthage, Anno 256. Who (notwith∣standing the Excommunication of the Pope of Rome) were euer held, by the Catholike Church, the Essentiall members thereof, and in state of Saluation. SECT. 3.
    • I. The full Opposition of Saint Cyprian, and other Bi∣shops, against Stephen then Bishop of Rome. SECT. 4.
    • II. That Saint Cyprian and Others were Excommu∣nicated by Pope Stephen. SECT. 5.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • III. That Saint Cyprian held not the Excommunication of the Pope to be an valid Separation from the Catholike Church, or hazardous to the state of Saluation. SECT. 6.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • IV. That Saint Cyprian hath bene euer since his death esteemed a blessed Saint and Martyr, notwithstan∣ding his continuall Opposition to the Pope of Rome. SECT. 7.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Our third Instance in the Churches of Africke, in the dayes of Saint Augustine, in two Councels fully preiudiciall to this now Article, viz. The Romane Catholike Church, without which there is no Saluation. SECT. 8.
    • I. The Occasion of the Opposition by Saint Augustine and the Africans, against the Iurisdiction of the Church of Rome, in the supreme Case of Appeales. SECT. 9.
    • II. The Discussion of the Cause. SECT. 10.
      • I. CHALLENGE.
    • III. The decision and peremptory resolution of the Afri∣cans, in Opposition against the Papall Claime of Appeales. SECT. II.
      • II. CHALLENGE.
    • IV. That the Bishops of Africk were in the state of Sal∣uation, notwihstanding either their not-Vnion with the Pope of Rome (by reason of his Excom∣munication) or of their no-Subiection vnto him, by reason of their diuers Oppositions against him. First of their not-Vnion. SECT. 12.
      • III. CHALLENGE.
    • Secondly, of their no-Subiection. SECT. 13.
      • IV. CHALLENGE.
    • Our Fourth Instance is in the Ancient Church of Britaine. SECT. 14.
    • That the Britaines and Scots, although separated anciently from the Church of Rome, were notwithstanding ac∣counted truely Religious, and holy men. First of their Separation. SECT. 15.
    • The right Estimation that ought to be had of the aforesaid Britaine, Scottish, yea and Irish Churches, notwithstanding their Separation from Rome. SECT. 16.
      • CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. X. Our Fifth Argument is, because that the Beliefe of this Article, viz. The Catholike Romane Church, without which there is no Salua∣tion, damneth the soules of the most anci∣ent and godly Emperours, whom Christianitie hath alwaies honoured.
    • SECT. 1.
    • The Subiestion required by you from Emperours to the Bishop of Rome. SECT. 2.
    • The Opposition of the former Emperours, against the pretended Subiection. SECT. 3.
    • The Estimation of those forenamed Christian Emperours. SECT. 4.
      • CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. XI. Our sixt Argument is, because the former Article, of Necessary Subiection to the Catholike Romane Church and Pope, doth damne the First and best Popes, and most Catholike Bishops of Rome.
    • The Popes Challenge, of the Ciuill Subiection of Princes vnto them, examined by the Examples of Ancient Popes. SECT. 1.
    • The Submission of Ancient Popes vnto Emperours as well Ethnickes, as Christians, in the Pri∣mitiue ages of the Catholike Church. First to Ethnick Emperours. SECT. 2.
      • I. CHALLENGE.
    • A Memoriall, concerning all Christian Emperours, which haue receiued Baptisme, the badge and Cha∣racter of Christianitie. SECT. 3.
    • I. Examples of no-Violence vsed by Ancient Popes a∣against Kings and Emperours. SECT. 4.
      • II. CHALLENGE.
    • II. Of the Reuerence acknowledged by holy Popes vnto Kings and Emperours, as to their Superiors. SECT. 5.
      • III. CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. XII. Our Seauenth Argument is, because this Article, The Catholike Romane Church, without beliefe whereof there is no Saluation, damneth the most learned Saints and Martyrs, that are placed in the Romane Ca∣lendar for Saints or Martyrs of Christs Church.
    • First from Saint Polycarpus. SECT. 1.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • II. Saint Cyprian was Exoommunicated by Stephen Bishop of Rome, for not beleeuing the Necessitie of Vnion with him. SECT. 2.
      • Your Obiection answered.
      • Our Opposition, from the practise and profession of Saint Cyprian.
    • III. Saint Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, beleeued not the Necessity of this Romane Article concerning Vnion and Subiection to the Sea of Rome. SECT. 3.
      • Saint Athanasius was Excommunicated by Pope Liberius, and notwithstanding remained a Saint.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • IV. Saint Basil Bishop of Caesarea belieued not the Article of necessary Subiection to Rome. SECT. 4.
      • Your Obiection.
      • Our Opposition; shewing that Saint Basil did not beleeue your Article of Necessity of Subiection to the Ro∣mane Pope, or Church.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • V. Saint Hilary of Poictou did not beleeue the Romane Article, of Necessity of Vnion with the Pope of Rome. SECT. 5.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • VI. Saint Hierome beleeued not the now Romane Arti∣cle, concerning the Necessity of Subiection to the Romane Church, and Bishop thereof. SECT. 6.
      • Your Obiection.
      • Saint Hierom his Opposition to the pretended Soueraignty and Infallibility of the Church and Pope of Rome.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • VII. Saint Ambrose beleeued not the now Romane Ar∣ticle of Necessitie of Vnion and Subiection to the Romane Church. SECT. 7.
      • Your Obiection out of Saint Ambrose answered.
      • Our Opposition, from the Example of Saint Ambrose his Opposing against the Church of Rome.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • VIII. Saint Augustine belieued not the now Romane Article of Necessary Subiection to the Church of Rome, and Pope thereof. SECT. 8.
      • Your Obiections out of Saint Augustine.
      • Our Opposition of S. Augustine his no-Subiection, either in Discipline, or in Doctrine, to the Church of Rome.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • IX. Saint Hilary Bishop of Arles in France beleeued not your Article of Necessary Subiection to the Pope and Church of Rome. SECT. 9.
      • CHALLENGE.
      • The Generall CHALLENGE, concerning the forenamed Saints.
  • CHAP. XIII. Our Eight and last Argument, to confute this Ro∣mane Article of beleeuing The Catholke Ro∣mane Church, and Bishop thereof, &c. is, by discouering the Falshood, Vanity, and Nullity of your Defence, in your Obiections from Antiquity.
    • Your first kinde of Obiections, which are taken from Titles attributed to the Pope, or to his Sea, by Councels: and the falshood and vanity of the Consequence thereof discouered by Parallels. SECT. 1.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Your Second kinde of Obiections are taken from Titles attri∣buted by Ancient Fathers, to the Bishop or Church of Rome: The Vanitie of the Consequence hereof discouered, First by Equiualences. SECT. 2.
    • Our second discouery of the falshood and vanity of your Papall Defence, from Titles borrowed from Ancient Fathers, by our like Equiualences. SECT. 3.
    • Our third Discouery of the Falshood and Vanity of the Papall Defence, from bare Titles, is by your owne Contradictions. SECT. 4.
    • Our fourth Discouery of the Falshood and Vanity of the Papall Defence taken from ancient Titles, by the Blasphemousnesse of some Titles, which haue bene newly conferred vpon Popes. SECT. 5.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Your Obiection from Ancient Fathers is taken from their Sentences both Greeke and Latine. First of the Greeke Fathers, by discouering the Falshood and Vanity of your Papall Defence. SECT. 6.
    • Our Second discouery of the falshood and Vanity of your former Consequence, taken from the Testimonies of some of the Ancient Fathers aboue mentioned. SECT. 7.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Your Obiections from the Sentences of Latine Fathers for your Papall Defence, and the Falshood and Vanitie thereof discouered. First from Saint Cyprian. SECT. 8.
    • Our like Discouerie of the like Vanitie of your Proofes, out of other the La∣tine Fathers. SECT. 9.
    • Our Generall Discouery of the Falshood and Ʋanity of the former Obiections, out of the Ancient Fathers. SECT. 10.
      • I. CHALLENGE.
      • II. CHALLENGE.
      • III. The last CHALLENGE, concerning the Testimonies of Ancient Fathers.
    • Your fourth kind of Obiections are taken from the Testi∣monies of Ancient Popes, as well from their Titles, as in their Acts and Deeds. First of their Titles; and a Discouery of the Vanity of this Defence, out of the Testimonies of Popes of the first three hundred yeares after Christ. SECT. 11.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Your Obiections, from the Testimonies of Ancient Popes, of the Second Three hundred yeeres; and the Vanity thereof discouered. SECT. 12.
    • Our Generall Discouery of the Vanity of your Proofes of Papall Monarchy, from the mouthes of Popes them∣seluos, who haue beene anciently noted of Pride. SECT. 13.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Your Second kinde of Obiections, from the Testimonies of Popes, is from their Acts, in exercising of their pretended Papall Authority; and our Discoue∣rie of the Vanity thereof. SECT. 14.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Your Fifth ground of Obiections, taken from a pretended Vni∣uersall Right of Appeales to the Church and Pope of Rome, as a Principall part of your Romane Article. Our first Discouerie of the Falsehood and Ʋanitie of the First Pretences taken from the Councell of Sardice. SECT. 15.
    • Our second Discouery of the Vanity of your Pretence, for Vniuersall Right of Appeales to Rome, by an Argument taken from the Councell of Chalcedon. SECT. 16.
    • Our third Discouery of the Vanity of your Pretence of Right of Appeales, the Principall part of your Romane Article, out of Saint Cy∣prian. Anno 256. SECT. 17.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Our Fourth Discouery of the Vanity of your former Pre∣tonce of Vniuersall Right of Appeales to Rome, from the Testimonie of Pope Damasus. SECT. 18.
    • Our Fifth Discouery of the Falshood of your Pretence of Vniuersall Right of Appeales to Rome, from the Councell of Mileuis. SECT. 19.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Our Sixt Discouery of the Falshood of the pretended Vni∣uersall Right of Appeales to Rome, by opposing Two other Cases, out of Saint Augustine. SECT. 20.
      • Our Generall CHALLENGE, concerning your Romish Answers to the Testimonies obiected a∣gainst your pretended Right of Appeales to Rome.
  • CHAP. XIV. Our Fourth Generall Consideration is of the Churches Catholike, in the Last ages thereof; manifesting thereby the Impietie of your Article, The Romane Ca∣tholike Church, without which there is no Saluation.
    • Our First Instance, concerning Remote Churches, not Subiect nor vnited to Rome, is in the Greeke Church. SECT. 1.
    • I. The Continuance of the No-Subiection of the Greeke Church to Rome. SECT. 2.
    • II. The Dis-vnion and Separation of the Latter Greeke Church from Rome. SECT. 3.
    • III. The Estimation which is to be had of the Greeke Church, in respest of their Religion. SECT. 4.
    • IV. The Extent of the Greeke Church, Opposite vnto Rome, as well in respect of Time, as of Place. SECT. 5.
    • V. Our Discouery of the extreme Impiety of your Article, by way of Challenge. SECT. 6.
    • A particular Instance, for the Corroboration of the former Argument, in Ignatius Patriarch of Constantinople. SECT. 7.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Our second Instance is in the Churches Christian in Assyria, dis-united from Rome. SECT. 8.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Our third Instance, concerning Remote Nations, is in other Churches Christian, viz. Aegyptians, Aethio∣pians, Armenians, Russians, and the like, not subiect to Rome. SECT. 9.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Our second kind of Instance, in respect of Churches nearer to the Territories of Rome, yet not Subiect to the Romane Church, which are the Churches of Protestants. SECT. 10.
      • I. CHALLENGE, in Particular.
      • II. CHALLENGE, in Generall.
    • Our third kind of Instance is in the Church of Rome her∣selfe: proouing that this Article, The Catholike Romane Church, without which there is no Saluation, becometh pernicious to them that will be called the Body, or Members thereof. SECT. 11.
    • The State of the Question, by Comparison of the Head, and Body of the Romane Church together; accor∣ding to the sense of your now Article, The Catholike Romane Church, without which, &c. SECT. 12.
      • That so many Necessities of Beeleefe doe inforce as many Necessities o Damnation, partly vpon your preten∣ded Head, partly vpon your Body and Members thereof.
    • I. The Church of Rome sometimes a Body Head-lesse. SECT. 13.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • II. That the Church of Rome hath sometimes a False Head. SECT. 14.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • III. The Church of Rome was often diuided into Many Heads. SECT. 15.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • IV. That the Church of Rome is oftentimes troubled with an Head repugnant sometime to the whole Body; and sometimes to the Seuerall Members thereof. SECT. 16.
    • That your Church commonly is Doubtfully-Headed; proued by an Instance made in the state of the great Question of the Supreame Iudge in your Church, whether it must be the Romane Pope, or Councell. And First for the Pope. SECT. 17.
    • That the Romane Church is rather Iudge, than the Romane Pope, in all Causes of that Church; by the publike Decree of the same Church in it selfe. First in the Councell of Constance. SECT. 18.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • Another like Example in the Councell of Basil. SECT. 19.
    • That, in this Case, the Pope is the Schismaticke. SECT. 20.
      • CHALLENGE.
    • The fourth Instance of the Dis-union betweene the Romane Church, and some Members thereof, in the Examples of France and England. SECT. 21.
      • CHALLENGE.
  • CHAP. XV. The Determination of the whole Controuersie be∣tweene the Church of Rome, and the Church of England, together with other Protestant Churches, concerning the CHVRCH CA∣THOLIKE; to discerne whether Side is ra∣ther to be accounted Schismaticall, or may more iustly pleade Soule's Saluation.
    • First by Generall THESES. SECT. 1.
    • The first part of Comparison, which is by Generall Theses. I. THESIS. An Absolute Decay of the Catholike Church was neuer defended by any Protestants. SECT. 2.
    • II. THESIS. The Church Symbolicall, and properly called Ca∣tholike, cannot erre in Faith. SECT. 3.
    • III. THESIS. How the Church Representatiue (improperly called the Catholike Church) may bee said to be subiect to Errour. SECT. 4.
    • IV. THESIS. Protestants hold not any greater Inuisibilitie, or rather Obscuritie of the Church Catholike, than that which the Romanists themselues are forced to confesse. SECT. 5.
    • Of Departure from some particular Churches. THESIS. V. All particular Churches are not to bee forsaken for euery Vnsoundnesse in either Manners, Worship, or Doctrine. SECT. 6.
    • THESIS. VI. Some Vnsound Churches are necessarily to bee auoided, and the iust Causes why? SECT. 7.
    • THESIS. VII. No vniust Excommunication, out of a true Church, can preiudice the Saluation of the Ex∣communicate, SECT. 8.
    • The Second Part is concerning Departure from Rome, more particularly comparing the Church of Rome with other Churches.
    • THESIS. I. The Church of Rome is as subiect to Errors, as any other Church. SECT. 9.
    • THESIS. II. That the Church of Rome is more subiect to Er∣ring, than any other Church Christian. SECT. 10.
    • THESIS. III. There is not in all Scripture any Prophecie of the fall of any Church Christian from the faith, but onely of the Church of Rome; from which it may sometime be Necessary to depart. SECT. 11.
    • THESIS. IV. The Church of Rome hath long beene, and still is the most Schismaticall Church of all other Churches Christian, that carry in them a Visi∣ble face of a Church. SECT. 12.
    • The Third Part of this DETERMINATION concerneth the Departure of Protestant Churches from Rome; occasioned by MARTIN LVTHER. SECT. 13.
    • THESIS. I. LVTHER was vniustly Excommunicated out of the Romane Church. SECT. 14.
    • THESIS. II. LVTHER had necessary Cause to Depart from the Church of Rome. SECT. 15.
    • THESIS. III. LVTHER and his Followers were farre more safe, for their Soules state, in that Separa∣tion from the Church of Rome, and lesse Schismatikes than They, whom he forsooke. SECT. 16.
    • THESIS. IV. The Romish Obiections, vrged against this Separation of LVTHER, are notably fri∣uolous. SECT. 17.
    • THESIS. V. The I. Obiection, in respect of LVTHER'S former Vow to the Pope, or Church of Rome, is vaine and idle. SECT. 18.
    • THESIS. VI. Your Second and most Popular Obiection a∣gainst LVTHER, (in his Opposition to your Romane Church) vrging in him to prooue his Doctrine by immediate Succes∣sion, and by Naming his Teachers Before him; is as fond as the other. SECT. 19.
    • THESIS. VII. Your Obiection, That all Changes of Do∣ctrines haue beene Notorious in the Persons, and Places of their first Beginnings, is false. SECT. 20.
    • THESIS. VIII. Your last Obiection, of Continuall and Personall Succession in all Ages, is frustrate. SECT. 21.
    • The Fourth and last part of this DETERMI∣NATION concerneth the state of the Churches of Protestants, after the daies of Luther; and their more iust Cause of Continuing this Separation from Rome. SECT. 22.
    • THESIS. I. Protestants are Generally Excommunicated by the Church of Rome. SECT. 23.
    • THESIS. II. Protestants are Vniustly Excommunicated. SECT. 24.
    • THESIS. III. In the Continuance of this Separation, Papists are rather Schismatikes than Protestants; and consequently in the Heresie of the Dona∣tists. SECT. 25.
    • THESIS. IV. In the Continuance of this Separation, the Vnion of Protestants with the Catholike Church is both more True and more Vniuersall than is the Vnion of the Romanists. SECT. 26.
    • THESIS. V. The Protestants granting it possible for Some to be saued within the Church of Rome; and the Papists denying that any can be saued in the Churches of the Protestants, is but a So∣phisticall proofe that there is more Safetie in the Romane Church. SECT. 27.
    • THESIS. VI. Your common Obiection, (What is then be∣come of the soules of our fore-Fathers?) more iustifieth the Protestants Separation from Papists, than it can the Separation of Papists from Protestants. SECT. 28.
    • THESIS. VII. The Protestants, at this day, stand more Iustifia∣ble in their Separation from Rome, than did either the Ancient Primitiue Churches in her Excommunicating of Them, or yet LV∣THER and his FOLLOVVERS in their Departure from Her. SECT. 29.
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